Population
1,000 patients undergoing closed mitral valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
15 to 20 years
Authors
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Mitral calcification assessment may refine closed valvuloplasty selection; leaves open prospective validation in noncalcific subgroups.
Significant mitral valve calcification adversely affects long-term outcomes of closed mitral valvuloplasty, which remains the operation of choice for patients without significant calcification or incompetence.
Ellis et al. (1973) studied this question.
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